Oracle channel partners are gearing up for a mega software and shared services framework worth up to £750m over three years via the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. A Prior Information Notice was released last week and covers the upgrade of ERP platforms including business intelligence and enterprise data warehousing, as well as …

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Tuesday 29th January 2013 09:39 GMT Roger Greenwood

"funding Open Source"

That won't buy anyone a floating mega toy.

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Tuesday 29th January 2013 12:17 GMT John Smith 19

Meet the new s**t.

Same as the old s**t.

Framework agreements, £Bn running over decades

Anyone else thinking deja vu all over again?

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